Famous Birthdays for January 17Benjamin Franklin 1706 David Lloyd George (Britain) 1863 Carl Laemmle 1867 Noah Beery 1883 Mack Sennett 1884 Marjorie Gateson 1891 Al Capone 1899 - Gangster Nevil Shute 1899 Vido Musso 1913 George Handy 1920 Betty White 1922 - Actress Moira Shearer 1926 - Ballerina, actress Eartha Kitt 1927 - Actress, singer Vidal Sassoon 1928 Jacques Plante 1929 James Earl Jones 1931 - Actor, "Star Wars" movies as the voice of Darth Vader Sheree North 1933 - Actress Shari Lewis (Hurwitz) 1934 Maury Povich 1939 - Talk show host Muhammad Ali 1942 - Boxer Chris Montez 1944 William Hart (Delfonics) 1945 - Singer Mick Taylor 1948 - Musician (Rolling Stones) Andy Kaufman 1949 - Comedian Steve Earle 1955 - Singer Paul Young 1956 - Singer Steve Harvey 1957 - Actor, comedian Susanna Hoffs (Bangles) 1957 - Singer John Crawford (Berlin) 1960 Jim Carrey 1962 - Actor, comedian ("Batman Forever," "Liar Liar," "The Mask") Michelle Obama 1964 - First lady of the United Status, married to U.S. President Barack Obama Shabba Ranks 1966 - Singer Naveen Andrews 1969 - Actor (TV: "Lost") Kid Rock 1971 - Rapper Ray J 1981 - Singer Amanda Wilkinson 1982 - Singer (The Wilkinsons) |
